One Piece: Starting with the enslavement of Wano Country!

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After helping Roger and Rayleigh back to their rooms, Gloria and Shakky stayed by their bedsides instead of leaving.

The two empresses didn't care that they had been away from Nine Serpents Island for many days; they only wanted to stay by their loved ones' side.

At this time, after a month of weighing the pros and cons, Hanafza finally agreed to the World Government's invitation.

Although joining the World Government would certainly invite the scorn of other pirates, Hanafza even imagined being called a lackey by other pirates in the future.

But Hanafza didn't care about any of that.

Pirates are inherently competitors. If he doesn't join them, will these pirates offer him their treasures just because they see him?

Therefore, it doesn't matter what other pirates think.

The right to legitimate plunder promised by the world government is far more tangible.

Upon receiving Hanafza's reply, the Five Elders immediately ordered their subordinates to publish it in the newspaper.

During this period, they have gone from the initial idea to the complete discussion.

They plan to recruit seven powerful pirates to form a new force to counterbalance the seas.

This force is called the "Seven Warlords of the Sea".

Hanafza was the first Shichibukai.

In addition to publishing notices in newspapers to inform the world, the navy was also notified.

In the Fleet Admiral's office at Naval Headquarters, after hearing the Five Elders' words, Sora doubted whether he had misheard and repeated incredulously:

"Do the Seven Warlords of the Sea have the legal right to plunder?"

"Our navy can't take action against them?"

The Den Den Mushi in his hand was expressionless, like one of the Five Elders, and even a little impatient: "That's right."

In the past, even if Kong was unwilling, he would have just gritted his teeth and agreed.

However, having just experienced the Battle of Osawa Island, Sora couldn't help but shout into the Den Den Mushi, "Are you kidding me?!"

Do you know what you're saying?

Do you know what the pirates did to the Navy?

"On Ozawa Island, all of the Navy's elite forces were killed by the Beasts Pirates!"

"What will the world think of my navy? As the admiral of the navy, how can I save face?"

"Shut up!" the Den Den Mushi coldly rebuked. "The Navy is nothing but a facade for the World Government. What does your face matter? Mind your place."

He remained silent, clenching his teeth and gripping his fists tightly.

The other party seemed very displeased at being contradicted by their subordinate and continued to berate them:

"The Osawa Island incident was due to your navy's incompetence. If it weren't for your incompetence in being unable to control the pirates, why would we have resorted to this countermeasure?"

He closed his eyes in anguish.

Lies don't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife.

Although the Five Elders spoke without any mercy, it was the truth.

With four Emperors of the Sea, the Beasts Pirates who stand at the pinnacle of all pirates, and numerous other pirates, the Navy is now powerless to suppress the seas.

Seeing that Kong remained silent, the Five Elders did not reprimand him further. They snorted coldly and commanded:

"Hanafza is now a Shichibukai, so his bounty has been cancelled."

"Then pass this information down. This isn't a discussion with your navy; it's an order."

Before Kong could reply, the Five Elders slammed down the phone.

He opened his eyes and stared blankly out the window.

How is he going to bring this up with Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr in the upcoming meeting?

The newspaper was published and printed very quickly.

Although Morgans was a news king, he was only running a newspaper.

The world government, which has ruled the world for eight hundred years, can spread information even faster.

The newspaper quickly spread around the world and caused a huge uproar.

Everyone stared at the newspapers in their hands, dumbfounded, some even suspecting they had read fake news.

After rubbing my eyes hard, I could still see the prominent headline and Hanafza's photo.

Everyone started discussing it:

"Pirates? Legal right to plunder?"

"It's fake, right? How could it be?"

"Doesn't that mean... these pirates known as the Seven Warlords of the Sea can legally commit arson, murder, and looting against us, and the Navy won't do anything about it?"

"That's exactly what it says in the newspaper."

"How could such a bastard do this?!"

Chapter 180 Helping Him Raise His Child

After hanging up the phone, the Five Elders continued their meeting, searching for a second "Shichibukai".

Just like before, in the end, no suitable candidate was found after all the discussions.

As a force used to balance the seas, the "Seven Warlords of the Sea" are not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry who can be selected.

If the chosen one is easily defeated by other pirates, what deterrent power will this emerging force have?

It is precisely because of this consideration that, after so long, there is only one Hanafza.

Satan Saint shook his head in disappointment: "There isn't a single pirate who can rival the Four Emperors."

Massaeng sighed softly: "Yes, I originally thought that with so many pirates challenging the Four Emperors during this period, there should be quite a few strong ones among them, but who would have thought that they were all so easily defeated."

They don't expect these challengers to defeat the Four Emperors.

Although the Four Emperors were created by the Beasts Pirates, their power is universally acknowledged throughout the seas, and pirates capable of defeating them would never join them.

But it can't be too weak either.

At the very least, you need to be able to fight the Four Emperors, and then be able to escape.

Ideally, all members of the group should have been killed by the Four Emperors, and there should be a deep-seated hatred between them.

Saint Vochuli rested his chin on his interlaced fingers and said in a deep voice, "Take your time choosing. Better to have none than to have something of poor quality. We can't let low-level pirates come in and ruin the reputation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

The other four nodded in agreement.

Naval Headquarters, Marinevando.

He sat in his seat for a long time, and finally called over a marine.

"Notify all generals and lieutenant generals at headquarters to come to the conference room for a meeting."

A short while later, the marine returned: "Reporting to the Marshal, everyone has arrived."

Kong rubbed his temples, slowly got up, and walked resignedly toward the conference room.

What else could he do?

What can he do?

To outsiders, he was a man of great power, standing at the pinnacle of the navy.

But as the Five Elders said, the Navy is just the outer facade of the World Government.

Even if I can't bring myself to say it, I have to. Could it really happen that the Navy attacks one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?

Inside the meeting, Kong slowly took his seat and quickly glanced around the room.

General Sengoku, Vice Admiral Garp, Chief of Staff Tsuru...

Apart from Zephyr, all the high-ranking officers of the Navy Headquarters came.

All the naval officers looked up at the sky, awaiting their admiral's speech.

Kong let out a long sigh and said in a dry voice, "It's like this..."

That day, an unprecedentedly heated argument erupted in the Naval Headquarters conference room.

License to plunder.

We must not attack pirates.

In other words, they want the navy to sit idly by and watch pirates burn, kill, and plunder without doing anything, which goes against the justice of many naval forces.

No matter how much they argued, it was the Five Elders' order, which meant it was a done deal.

In the end, Hanafzai's bounty was withdrawn. The Navy also issued a strict order that no one was allowed to attack any of the Seven Warlords of the Sea without permission.

Upon receiving the newspaper, Morgans immediately went to report to Reilly.

This was Lei Luo's instruction: to notify him immediately of any major disturbances at sea.

Morgans quickly found Reilly and handed him the newspaper.

When Lei Luo opened the newspaper, the contents did indeed surprise him.

That's all, of course.

If Lei Luo remained unchanged after his transmigration, then his transmigration would have been in vain.

It seems too early indeed. It's only the year 1493 of the Sea Calendar. The first batch of Shichibukai are either weak, young, or some haven't even been born yet.

What should a world government do?

Forget it, it's none of his business.

Anyway, the turbulent sea has no effect on them at an altitude of 10,000 meters, so they can keep the Diaoyutai stable.

At this moment, Kaido, King, and Bullet also gathered around.

These brutes weren't people who enjoyed reading books and newspapers, but they were interested in what Morgans called big news.

Lei Luo couldn't help but think of the relationship between Kaido and Hanafzai in the original work.

And when Shiki fell, all the pirates in the New World were fighting for territory, Kaido and Hanafuzha had a fight.

However, Kaido has never mentioned it to him, suggesting that their relationship is not yet fully developed.

Lei Luo casually handed the newspaper to them so they could read it to their hearts' content, while he rubbed his chin and pondered: Why not have Morgans look for Hanafza's whereabouts, and then have Kaido fight him a few more times?

In the original story, Hanafza and Kaido developed feelings for each other through fighting.

They also brought Hanafza's two children over to help him raise them.

Let Hanafza focus on his career.

Lei Luo remembered that many of the Ancient Zoan Devil Fruits in the original work were obtained by Hanafzai through his status as a Shichibukai.

It's just a question of whether Hanafzai can withstand Kaido's current "Eight Precepts".

While sailing on the high seas, Hanafza suddenly felt a chill, as if he were being watched by something.

As Lei Luo pondered, he thought of Doflamingo, that rebellious son.

He's also a Shichibukai, but he's still just a little kid.

Lei Luo shook his head, clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts.

When you're out having fun, you can't be distracted.

The holiday will be over soon, won't it?!

The three Emperors scoffed at the latest news about the Moby Dick, Whole Cake Island, and Beehive Island.

"The World Government is really going backwards, allowing pirates to legally plunder things."

However, they did not underestimate Hanafza.

After all, the initial reports stated that Hanafuzha clashed with Kaido over territory, and although he was defeated, he still managed to escape unscathed.

Most pirates on the high seas cursed Hanafza as a lackey, but there were also quite a few pirates who were interested in the so-called legitimate right to plunder.

I just don't know how to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.